Rivière du Loup, Quebec (1911 census)
Rivière du Loup was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,305. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.256°N, 72.944°W.
Population
In 1911, Rivière du Loup had a population of 1,305: 678 male and 627 female residents. Population density was 57.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,980 |
| 1871 | 2,925 |
| 1881 | 1,863 |
| 1891 | 2,099 |
| 1901 | 1,249 |
| 1911 | 1,305 |
| 1921 | 1,310 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Rivière du Loup shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 23 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 14,463 area in acres, 1,305 total population, 678 males in the population, 627 females in the population, 445 single (never-married) males, 395 single (never-married) females, 226 families, 206 married males, 196 married females, 57.75 population per square mile, 35 widowed females, 27 widowed males, 22.60 area in square miles, 1 females with marital status not given. 1,249 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,294 persons of French origin, 8 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of British origin (Irish), 1 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,303 Roman Catholics, 1 Anglicans (Church of England), 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 204 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1911, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Gagnon | 1834–1915 | born here |
| Gustave Gagnon | 1842–1930 | born here |
| Augustin Desrosiers | 1847–1927 | died here |
| Henri Béland | 1869–1935 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141410
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louiseville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louiseville
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Rivière du Loup, Quebec (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-du-loup-qc173002-1911/.